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lindsey graham has an o.ant. and of course your colleague and someone i also consider a friend, thad cochran has an opponent on the far right. so you have all these republicans now pointing at senators, calling them rinos. republicans in name only. is it going too far? >> the people who say that about those three senators are -- yes, they're going too far. but i don't know that that means there's a civil war. you know, it's a free country, and it doesn't cost much to file for senator. so you can't blame somebody for giving it a shot. i think all three of those, cochran, mcconnell and graham will be renominated, and when they are, they'll be reelected. >> i still believe it's a civil war. you have the far right pointing fingers at the so-called conservatives. i never thought i would see this day. are you sure that your colleagues can beat back this challenge? >> wish on. let's go back to the poll on the front page of the washington post. this is shaping up to be a disastrous ten months coming up for the democratic
lindsey graham has an o.ant. and of course your colleague and someone i also consider a friend, thad cochran has an opponent on the far right. so you have all these republicans now pointing at senators, calling them rinos. republicans in name only. is it going too far? >> the people who say that about those three senators are -- yes, they're going too far. but i don't know that that means there's a civil war. you know, it's a free country, and it doesn't cost much to file for senator. so...
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everybody knows probably lindsey graham. these guys spent 20 years building up their reputation -- no, they're afraid of losing to people that nobody's ever heard of. >> mitch mcconnell, in particular, he has won several elections in kentucky, but at really low margins of what you'd expect for a national political -- >> why is he afraid of -- >> because already his disapproval rating, mitch mcconnell's is -- look what he gets to do now over the past few months. when he wants to, he can say, i'm a deal maker, got the deal that ended the government shutdown. he wants to say, i'm against the budget bill, he can say that now. >> my question is, why is a guy a well-known politician by definition, in trouble? on the right, they don't like anybody they recognize. they like these unknown guys like little mike lee comes in from nowhere. vote for him, are they going to vote for this guy, stockman, who certifiable? he's a birther and nut case. if they vote for him, they want a birther and a nut case. they know what they're getting. >>
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but some fellow republicans, including senators john mccain and lindsey graham are slamming rand's public protest and members of their own party have joined in. >> the country needs more senators who care about liberty. but if mr. paul wants to be taken seriously, he needs to do more than pull political stunts that fire up impressionable libertarian kids in their college dorms. he needs to know what he's talking about. >> to my republican colleagues, i don't remember any of you coming down here suggesting that president bush was going to kill anybody with a drone. yeah, i don't even remember the harshest critics of the -- of president bush on the democratic side. they had a drone program back then. so what is it? all of a sudden that this drone program has gotten every republican so spun up? to my party, i'm a bit disappointed that you no longer apparently think we're at war. >> "new york times" photographer caught this image yesterday of what must have been an interesting elevator ride for senators mccain and paul. >>> john brennan who's nomination to lead the cia was temporarily blocked
but some fellow republicans, including senators john mccain and lindsey graham are slamming rand's public protest and members of their own party have joined in. >> the country needs more senators who care about liberty. but if mr. paul wants to be taken seriously, he needs to do more than pull political stunts that fire up impressionable libertarian kids in their college dorms. he needs to know what he's talking about. >> to my republican colleagues, i don't remember any of you...
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now senator lindsey graham suggests republicans overreached in trying to defund obama care as part of the fiscal negotiations. >> for us to to the american people that we could defund obama care or delay it for a year by shutting down the government, i think, was unrealistic, but having said that, the president's response was i won't negotiate with you, you will raise the debt ceiling and open up the government without any conditions is just an immature response. >> mcconnell pointed to a pending senate bill that would end the shutdown and raise the debt ceiling. he said, quote, it does all this while maintaining our commitments to reduce spending, cutting obama care tax and improving antifraud provisions in that law. it's time for democratic leaders to take yes for an answer. and a leading democrat says the only hope now apparently lies with the u.s. senate. >> with the president, with senate democrats, with senate republicans, there's a will. we now have to find a way. we know the house won't find that way, so the whole all of it rests on our shoulders, but finding that way is hard,
now senator lindsey graham suggests republicans overreached in trying to defund obama care as part of the fiscal negotiations. >> for us to to the american people that we could defund obama care or delay it for a year by shutting down the government, i think, was unrealistic, but having said that, the president's response was i won't negotiate with you, you will raise the debt ceiling and open up the government without any conditions is just an immature response. >> mcconnell...
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plus we'll hear from republican senator lindsey graham, who urged republicans not to shut down the government. and democratic senator mark warner will be a key player as the two sides look for answers in the days ahead. we'll get analysis from mark zandi of moody's analytic. stuart rothenberg of the "rothenberg political report." gerald seib of the "wall street journal," and michael gerson of the "washington post." the government is back in business, and compg it all is our business because this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> schieffer: and good morning again. we welcome to the broadcast the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. senator mcconnell, jim baker, the former secretary of state who led five republican presidential campaigns, described this recent brawl over trying to tie the defunding of obamaed care to shutting down the u.s. government, he described it by recalling the words of a long-ago candidate who lost a senate race in texas who said, "we shot ourselves in the foot, and then reloaded."
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kelly ayotte and lindsey graham. what the white house is hoping to do is try to generate momentum or at least a conversation among some of the rank and file republicans. the reality is at a certain point he needs the republican leadership. he can't completely avoid having conversations with them. >> chris: whatever the president's motivation, the real question is, is there any basis for a deal here? is there a bridge that can be crossed on this? i was struck listening to paul ryan. he has obama care being repealed. he still wants the medicare structural reform. the premium supports. as he called it. others call it vouchers. i know the white house they at the talk about tax reform as opposed to ryan talk about keeping the rates up. not low aring rates just doing away with the loopholes so it is another tax increase. is there a deal there? >> i think it as cass many and the president picked lindsey graham to be the one to put the dinner together for a reason. he said he is open to new revenues which, of course, conserv
kelly ayotte and lindsey graham. what the white house is hoping to do is try to generate momentum or at least a conversation among some of the rank and file republicans. the reality is at a certain point he needs the republican leadership. he can't completely avoid having conversations with them. >> chris: whatever the president's motivation, the real question is, is there any basis for a deal here? is there a bridge that can be crossed on this? i was struck listening to paul ryan. he has...
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he's doing the right thing according to lindsey graham. i mean, does this mean that there's a possibility that the president can work out a big bargain here or something? some kind of adjustment of compromise, james? >> well, listen. the president is always -- and he's shown himself to be willing and able to compromise. in fact, those of us on the left have been disturbed by some of the compromises that he has made. so he's always moving towards consensus. i think he's always demonstrated he's willing to work with folk in congress. this ryan budget is not a compromise. this is not the kind of compromise that the president will be able to buy into. essentially it changes the terms of the contract for medicare. but at the end of the day of course he's ready to compromise. he's already shown that. we just haven't seen that from the other side, rev. >> well, you say those of us on the left. the question is what's left after they meet? krystal ball and james peterson, thanks for your time this evening. >> thank you. >> don't forget to catch kry
he's doing the right thing according to lindsey graham. i mean, does this mean that there's a possibility that the president can work out a big bargain here or something? some kind of adjustment of compromise, james? >> well, listen. the president is always -- and he's shown himself to be willing and able to compromise. in fact, those of us on the left have been disturbed by some of the compromises that he has made. so he's always moving towards consensus. i think he's always demonstrated...
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let's listen to what lindsey graham said? let's take obama care and put it on the table, if you want to look at 10.2 trillion savings in the next decade, let's look at obama care. >> ari, when budget strains come along, there is always a look at medicare, democrats have done cost savings over the years, medicaid-cut cost savings. why wouldn't they also look at obama care which actually benefits the population with more resources than the medicaid population? >> well, i think the main reason is that it will be seen as obama cost saving, rather than increasing device. you look at lindsey graham, how is he getting to work? is he taking a delorean, did he come to work three years ago? this guy is living in the past. they have gone nowhere. again, i don't mean to be so negative and worked up tonight. but we are just watching something frozen in time, full of amber and anger. it may be the first time clinton picked up seats, obama may be on the way to that. this may be good for democrats in return. it is not good for the country to
let's listen to what lindsey graham said? let's take obama care and put it on the table, if you want to look at 10.2 trillion savings in the next decade, let's look at obama care. >> ari, when budget strains come along, there is always a look at medicare, democrats have done cost savings over the years, medicaid-cut cost savings. why wouldn't they also look at obama care which actually benefits the population with more resources than the medicaid population? >> well, i think the...
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i think lindsey graham is absolutely right. every republican ought to be respectful and optimistic about this. whether or not it really turns out to be real or not. but i just think that what it says to me is the president is really not serious about getting this thing. >> i think it's a win-win for the president. look, either the republicans say yes, in which case he bin wins or he is now in a position where with his own party saying you have gone too far on social security, and the republicans rejecting it, that he -- he, once again, gets to look and see blame the other side. i think that's really where this is headed right now. >> i agree. it's aimed towards blaming the other side. not a good thing for the country. >> bret: all right. gentlemen. thank you. next in the grapevine. just who do your children belong to? i'm sorry for your loss. still doesn't feel real. our time together was... so short. well, since you had progressive's total loss coverage, we were able to replace your totaled bike with a brand-new one. the tank,
i think lindsey graham is absolutely right. every republican ought to be respectful and optimistic about this. whether or not it really turns out to be real or not. but i just think that what it says to me is the president is really not serious about getting this thing. >> i think it's a win-win for the president. look, either the republicans say yes, in which case he bin wins or he is now in a position where with his own party saying you have gone too far on social security, and the...
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i don't know why lindsey graham hates the constitution as much as he does, but he does. but i think getting back to last week, i was deeply worried. and i think folks on my staff at ctr were deeply worried this was going to go in a very different way than it ended up going. there was a lot of discussion around miranda, a lot of discussion about enemy combatants. and i think given the heinous crime that happened in boston, that folks like lindsey graham, and frankly the political sideshow that developed around the calls for this and calls for that really did not do justice to the people that are suffering in boston right now. the best solution is the constitution. the constitution is not the enemy. it's the people that commit these crimes. and the last piece is it's deeply important the trial and the mechanism we have is full and fair. that's the only way that we can as a society get out of this. >> i don't want to give this more credence than it deserves. but one follow-up question. can you just dub someone an enemy combatant? >> george bush did. >> that's the question,
i don't know why lindsey graham hates the constitution as much as he does, but he does. but i think getting back to last week, i was deeply worried. and i think folks on my staff at ctr were deeply worried this was going to go in a very different way than it ended up going. there was a lot of discussion around miranda, a lot of discussion about enemy combatants. and i think given the heinous crime that happened in boston, that folks like lindsey graham, and frankly the political sideshow that...
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i've been talking about watching to see what happens to mitch mcconnell of lindsey graham. there are two governor races in new jersey, blue state where it looks like chris christie will win in a blueoowout and a tea py guy that could send a bit of a message to the party if that happens. >> we got to take a break. thank you, let us know what you think. follow me on twitter. the president said he'll same the bill to reopen the government imminently once it reaches his desk. the senate passed a bill 81-18 and goes to the house. i'll speak with democrat and republican next. i'm on expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for, because i'm raising two girls on my own. i'll worry about the economy more than a few times before they're grown. but it's for them, so i've found a way. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned by our policyowners, and they matter most to us. ready to plan for your future? we'll help you get there. hall we do is go out to dinner.? that's it? i mean, he picks up the tab ev
i've been talking about watching to see what happens to mitch mcconnell of lindsey graham. there are two governor races in new jersey, blue state where it looks like chris christie will win in a blueoowout and a tea py guy that could send a bit of a message to the party if that happens. >> we got to take a break. thank you, let us know what you think. follow me on twitter. the president said he'll same the bill to reopen the government imminently once it reaches his desk. the senate...
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you have the neocon people like lindsey graham and john mccain who are ready at the snap of the fingers to go to war. that's the first solution. let's go to war. they always have one ready. then you have the very conservative, old pat buchanan breed, of people like rand paul who are very suspicious of our power being used for any purpose besides basic national defense. >> yeah, right. that's the split in the republican party and they're going to have to deal with that. the other thing he was driving at i think is, look, i personally, like a lot of democrats i guess, i have confidence -- i know that president obama thinks about the use of drones and i know that he and -- i have confidence in him -- >> suppose cheney were president right now. >> exactly. >> right now. >> he's only going to be president for another 3 1/2 years. others are going to follow, and unless we kind of think about what sort of limits, if any, we want to put -- >> you remember cheney's speech about the shadowlands and the gray areas of the world and the hallways and the back hauls. >> exactly. >> he talks like that.
you have the neocon people like lindsey graham and john mccain who are ready at the snap of the fingers to go to war. that's the first solution. let's go to war. they always have one ready. then you have the very conservative, old pat buchanan breed, of people like rand paul who are very suspicious of our power being used for any purpose besides basic national defense. >> yeah, right. that's the split in the republican party and they're going to have to deal with that. the other thing he...
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este dijo posteriormente que la conversacion fue excelente >>lindsey graham dijo que fue excelente reunion y están optimistas >>yo creo que los republicanos quieren ver si el presidente es serio. >>y el presidente quiere ver si puede atraer el apoyo republicanos >>solo con el apoyo democrata y republicanos podremos lograr una reforma migratoria >>es importante que se reuna con líderes que han avanzado en una reforma migratoria, estos son macaine y lindsey graham, quien no fue invitado, dijo que es bueno que haya este tipo de discusion que es constructivo >>la idea de la conversacion surgio de una comunicacion telefonica del presidente. >>el presidente ha dicho que de no avanzar el proyecto en el senado, presentará su propio plan. >>el impacto de los posibles recortes federales se siente en los centros para detencion de indocumentados. >>ya se han liberado a varios, en houston ya salieron en libertad varios >>manuel pérez estuvo varios dias detenido en livingstone, texas, >>que si teniamos familiares afuera, que no pagaran nada. migracion nos iba a dejar salir. >>así lo muestran estas
este dijo posteriormente que la conversacion fue excelente >>lindsey graham dijo que fue excelente reunion y están optimistas >>yo creo que los republicanos quieren ver si el presidente es serio. >>y el presidente quiere ver si puede atraer el apoyo republicanos >>solo con el apoyo democrata y republicanos podremos lograr una reforma migratoria >>es importante que se reuna con líderes que han avanzado en una reforma migratoria, estos son macaine y lindsey graham,...
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and those are going to be attending this dinner tonight have been invited by the president lindsey graham really made this guest list. these are republican who is are perceived as being open or at least willing to talk about compromise when it comes to the budget issues when it comes to averting the sequester. also it's important to open to compromise to things like immigration reform, gun control. those are some of the items that are going to be on the agenda. but certainly the budget, a grand bargain will be the main course at tonight's dinner when president obama sits down with those 12 republicans. but, of course, this is sort of a larger outreach than we have seen in the past. we expect it to continue in the coming days and weeks. martin. >> kristen welker at the white house, thank you. here in new york is josh barrow and professor james peterson. professor, the president challenging critics who call him aloof and disengaged reaching out to the opposing side offering what's expected to be a real plan of entitlement cuts and new revenues. could tonight be the start of something big? >
and those are going to be attending this dinner tonight have been invited by the president lindsey graham really made this guest list. these are republican who is are perceived as being open or at least willing to talk about compromise when it comes to the budget issues when it comes to averting the sequester. also it's important to open to compromise to things like immigration reform, gun control. those are some of the items that are going to be on the agenda. but certainly the budget, a grand...
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let's hear a little more of senator lindsey graham. >> he's a man to himself. you got to remember, senator paul was the one senator who voted against a resolution that said the policy of the united states will not be to contain a nuclear capable iran. >> david, is this a sign of old gop versus newer guard of the gop? >> no. actually it's not. there's always been a split on the conservative movement within the republican party between interventionist republicans, neocons, and those who are isolationists. whether it's patrick buchanan or rand paul and others, some of whom have raised fourth amendment issues when it comes to things domestically. and this -- we've just never had these guys get the platform the way rand paul has seized it. and i think it makes john mccain and lindsey graham quite nervous because rand paul is, indeed, appealing to some tea party types, libertarian types, noninterventionist conservatives, as well as the wacky black helicopter types who fueled the militia movement back in the '90s, and they want to try to keep him in check i think for
let's hear a little more of senator lindsey graham. >> he's a man to himself. you got to remember, senator paul was the one senator who voted against a resolution that said the policy of the united states will not be to contain a nuclear capable iran. >> david, is this a sign of old gop versus newer guard of the gop? >> no. actually it's not. there's always been a split on the conservative movement within the republican party between interventionist republicans, neocons, and...
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so now lindsey graham is against paul ryan. because the front lines in the republican civil war are apparently moving so fast right now, that there's no way to tell which side you're supposed to be on, until you realize you're on the wrong side. but the republicans just have broken out into a full-on civil war right now. it's not just republican members of congress against outside conservative groups who pressure them. it's also republican members of congress against republican members of congress. and particularly, right now, it's republican senators against republicans in the house. and none of the old alliances appear to be sticking. so this is all very fun. it's all fascinating to watch, at least, as the house goes to bed for the year. the plan in the senate, however, seems to be that they will never go to bed again, ever. the senate stayed in session all night last night. they took a vote to confirm a judge around 1:00 a.m. then they stayed all night to take another couple of votes to confirm another judge and another nomi
so now lindsey graham is against paul ryan. because the front lines in the republican civil war are apparently moving so fast right now, that there's no way to tell which side you're supposed to be on, until you realize you're on the wrong side. but the republicans just have broken out into a full-on civil war right now. it's not just republican members of congress against outside conservative groups who pressure them. it's also republican members of congress against republican members of...
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lindsey graham offered some background yesterday afternoon. >> the president called senator mccain and myself a couple of weeks ago, and senator mccain was his opponent, as you all thou know, in 2008. i see the president reaching out. the dinner that was supposed to be quiet is sad that it makes news. >> he's right about that. graham's closest friends were on the list. graham also included republican senators who have a particular interest in the budget debate, so that included pat toomey. graham is the only senator up for re-election in 2014. miguel rodriguez was there. vice president biden, not at the dinner. maybe this is the start of a new outreach. in his first term, mr. obama's outreach to republicans was sporadic at best and though the president bristles when that's pointed out -- >> i promise you, we invite folks from congress over here all the time. and when they choose to come, i enjoy their company. sometimes they don't choose to come, and that has to do with the fact that i think they don't consider the optics useful for them politically. >> the fact of the matter is the wh
lindsey graham offered some background yesterday afternoon. >> the president called senator mccain and myself a couple of weeks ago, and senator mccain was his opponent, as you all thou know, in 2008. i see the president reaching out. the dinner that was supposed to be quiet is sad that it makes news. >> he's right about that. graham's closest friends were on the list. graham also included republican senators who have a particular interest in the budget debate, so that included pat...
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surprised to hear lindsey graham say that. we'll talk about rand paul but he's a thorn in the side about rand paul and the president -- this is what happened, the president saw tom brokaw, bill keller of the washington times and washington post and these liberal institutions and people, a little to the left saying, it looks like a campaign. >> chris: even the peanut gallery. >> this is a campaign here, you just got elected, a second term now and it is time to get something done and when people on the left, slightly on the left are saying that, the president said, actually, i have to make it looks like, charm offensive, whatever you want to call it. breaking bread but the fact he has to go around leadership, even the second term, why do you have to go around leadership? it is what it is. that is the world as it exists and i know he says he doesn't want to be dictator. he's not and can't wave a wand and get everything done, and the fact is you have to deal with the players on the chess board. boehner and mcconnell aed the leader
surprised to hear lindsey graham say that. we'll talk about rand paul but he's a thorn in the side about rand paul and the president -- this is what happened, the president saw tom brokaw, bill keller of the washington times and washington post and these liberal institutions and people, a little to the left saying, it looks like a campaign. >> chris: even the peanut gallery. >> this is a campaign here, you just got elected, a second term now and it is time to get something done and...
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meanwhile, senators john mccain and lindsey graham say the injured suspect is not, not entitled to his miranda rights. they want dzhokhar tsarnaev to be treated as an enemy combatant. and the transit police officer injured in a shootout with the suspects remains in critical condition. don't forget about this hero. officer richard donahue being treated for a single gunshot wound. meanwhile, authorities are still looking at another disaster further south, way further south, trying to get to the bottom of what caused that blast at the fertilizer plant in west, texas. fox'sdom nick is there with the -- dominic is there with 14 dead. >> 200 injured. we understand from the authorities that 14 bodies have been recovered. they do not expect that number to rise much, if at all. 13 critically ill in hospital. it's unclear now on day three after the disaster how many of those will pull through. they think most of them actually will. the bodies of those that have been recovered from the site here in west have been taken to dallas for forensics. those that were most closest to the epicenter of the
meanwhile, senators john mccain and lindsey graham say the injured suspect is not, not entitled to his miranda rights. they want dzhokhar tsarnaev to be treated as an enemy combatant. and the transit police officer injured in a shootout with the suspects remains in critical condition. don't forget about this hero. officer richard donahue being treated for a single gunshot wound. meanwhile, authorities are still looking at another disaster further south, way further south, trying to get to the...
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lindsey graham had a response to that today. here it is. >> to my party, i'm a bit disappointed that you no longer apparently think we're at war. not senator paul. he's a man to himself. he has a view that i don't think is a republican view. i think is a legitimately held libertarian view. >> is this where the republican party is headed, a libertarian cam. and a traditional camp? i mean, the hypocrisy of, you know, a couple of these senators getting up, standing with rand paul on this. probably just to keep the filibuster going. but it just seems that they have really identified to the american people they've got an identity crisis, they don't even know where they stand on the use of military action if they've got the wrong president in there. >> look, certainly you have the libertarian camp and the national security camp for lack of a better word. rand paul versus mccain you're talking about. but look at now the immigration thing. some of them are coming out saying we need to change that. a lot of them are saying no, under no c
lindsey graham had a response to that today. here it is. >> to my party, i'm a bit disappointed that you no longer apparently think we're at war. not senator paul. he's a man to himself. he has a view that i don't think is a republican view. i think is a legitimately held libertarian view. >> is this where the republican party is headed, a libertarian cam. and a traditional camp? i mean, the hypocrisy of, you know, a couple of these senators getting up, standing with rand paul on...
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>> he's got lindsey grahams digits. >> the president asked that i get together a group. >> 11 public senators. >> i was honored. >> you know lindsey graham is ready. >> in the coming days and weerks i'm going to continue reaching out. >> he's absolutely determined to get something done. >> the gop has been tagged the party of no. >> now you have speaker boehner saying -- >> the president got his tax hikes. he got his tax hikes. the president got his tax hikes. >> there is still incentive among a lot of republicans to not cooperate with this president. >> all they really need is a hug and a lunch. >> i wish he had done more of that over the years. >> president obama is not their mom. >> where this goes, i don't know. >> there is a caucus of common sense in the coming days and coming weeks. i'm going to keep on reaching out. >> i've been relatively fair to barack obama. >> he doesn't do anything. >> it's jack what you're saying. >> he's not trying to solve the fiscal cliff. now i'm really angry. >>> president obama has just finished a working dinner with 12 republican senators, the sta
>> he's got lindsey grahams digits. >> the president asked that i get together a group. >> 11 public senators. >> i was honored. >> you know lindsey graham is ready. >> in the coming days and weerks i'm going to continue reaching out. >> he's absolutely determined to get something done. >> the gop has been tagged the party of no. >> now you have speaker boehner saying -- >> the president got his tax hikes. he got his tax hikes. the...
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this is all in reference to the president's drone program, but john mccain and lindsey graham coming out in support of what the president has done, lindsey graham calling into question where were republicans during president bush's administration when they were using drones. joining me on set is ayman mull ha dean, you know firsthand from the work you've doane overseas, so we have the house judiciary committee, scheduled toic take up this conversation as well, certainly transparency is something that we want, but when we hear senator mccain mentioning the u.s. citizen that was killed in 2011, there was an op-ed piece in "wall street journal" "wall street journal" talking about what it means to be an enemy combatant. he was considered to be an enemy combatant, but in yemen. can a drone be used here if an enemy combatant is on american soil here. how will the conversation go? >> i think these are fundamental questions that have not been debated in the united states when it comes to applies the drone policy overseas. this is part of the criticism that many have against the united states
this is all in reference to the president's drone program, but john mccain and lindsey graham coming out in support of what the president has done, lindsey graham calling into question where were republicans during president bush's administration when they were using drones. joining me on set is ayman mull ha dean, you know firsthand from the work you've doane overseas, so we have the house judiciary committee, scheduled toic take up this conversation as well, certainly transparency is...
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and then she kind of skrud that up by going out and endorsing lindsey graham. here we are. what we are finding is that nicki hailey is remarkably popular in 49 states, none of which is south carolina. >> where it matters. >> you point out in this article people forget that she only won election as governor by four points, but going back to that lindsey graham piece, senator in south carolina a long time, facing a serious, i would say, challenge from the right, from the tea party flank. if hailey's so unpopular there, i mean, does it actually help lindsey graham that she's saying nice things about him? >> well, what she's doing is she's now trying to go to the middle. again, remember, the problem with mitt romney back during the last presidential election was no one could trust him. now while i will say this, mitt romney did endorse hailey when she ran for governor. then she endorsed him. there's still a saccharin taste left in a lot of republicans, especially a lot of tea partier's mouths. they don't like the fact that she's shifting for political purposes. they like purist
and then she kind of skrud that up by going out and endorsing lindsey graham. here we are. what we are finding is that nicki hailey is remarkably popular in 49 states, none of which is south carolina. >> where it matters. >> you point out in this article people forget that she only won election as governor by four points, but going back to that lindsey graham piece, senator in south carolina a long time, facing a serious, i would say, challenge from the right, from the tea party...
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republican senator lindsey graham of south carolina has vowed to block votes on both hegel and cia nominee john brennan by invoking the partisan dispute over the deadly attacks on u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. speaking to cbs news, lindsey graham said he would place a hold on the votes unless the white house provides confirmation on its response to the incident. >> i don't think we should allow britain to go forward with the cia directorship, hagel to be confirmed as secretary of defense, until the white house gives us an accounting. what did the president do? >> the pentagon has announced an expansion of benefits offered to gay and lesbian couples. members of the military in same- sex relationships will receive full access to base facilities and groups, as well as joint assignments. but a number of benefits will still be denied, including health-insurance coverage and on base housing. those restrictions are expected to remain in place until the 1996 defense of marriage act is fully repealed. a federal judge has overturned a state law in arizona barring funding for the reproductive se
republican senator lindsey graham of south carolina has vowed to block votes on both hegel and cia nominee john brennan by invoking the partisan dispute over the deadly attacks on u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. speaking to cbs news, lindsey graham said he would place a hold on the votes unless the white house provides confirmation on its response to the incident. >> i don't think we should allow britain to go forward with the cia directorship, hagel to be confirmed as secretary of...
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then, of course, john mccain and others, lindsey graham on the sunday talk shows. first of all, what is in the president's plan that might set the republicans on edge? >> well, what's in the plan right now is no different than what he's been talking about the last few months. there's an earned path to citizensh citizenship. there is enhanced border security. there's a nationwide e-verify program that allows business workers to check the legal status of their perspective workers. i don't think there was anything different than what they've been talking about for the last few months. >> jose, it's true that as john mccain pointed out the president has met with chuck schumer and the other democrats in that bipart sflan group. he did not meet with the republicans. for them to now be faced with this leak -- it was a scoop by usa today. not anything that the white house is putting out, but alan here, you know, worked very hard with his sources to get it on saturday afternoon, and so that blindsideded the republicans. that does create a political problem going forward. no
then, of course, john mccain and others, lindsey graham on the sunday talk shows. first of all, what is in the president's plan that might set the republicans on edge? >> well, what's in the plan right now is no different than what he's been talking about the last few months. there's an earned path to citizensh citizenship. there is enhanced border security. there's a nationwide e-verify program that allows business workers to check the legal status of their perspective workers. i don't...
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they run about the same number of ads against lindsey graham. you just saw-- >> accept theiment at the grass roots is a little different than sentiment in washington, d.c. and at thes grass roots, the republicans, the conservatives, are angry-- at least the people who vote in primaries are really angry. so it's-- it's hard to motivate establishment support at the grass roots. there is some of that, particularly in the business community. but the republicans face a problem at the grass roots. >> schieffer: go ahead. >> one thing i think is interesting, too, in the business community, a lot of things that business wants these days are actually sort of left leaning-- infrastructure spending, investment in k-12 education, which poses another sort of interesting challenge for the right. >> schieffer: gerry? >> i was going to stay, i think stu is right in the sense people in the tea party movement is not mad at obamaed care because the exchanges don't work. they think it's a metaphor for everything that scares them about government intrusion in their
they run about the same number of ads against lindsey graham. you just saw-- >> accept theiment at the grass roots is a little different than sentiment in washington, d.c. and at thes grass roots, the republicans, the conservatives, are angry-- at least the people who vote in primaries are really angry. so it's-- it's hard to motivate establishment support at the grass roots. there is some of that, particularly in the business community. but the republicans face a problem at the grass...
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although lindsey graham is also up for re-election. it is about trying to put a patchwork together. to not keep repeating the same issues. as richard point the out, you can't make him a one-term president anymore, so put that playbook away. start where we are now. positions people held over the last several years, some of it's relevant, some it not as much. you sort of have to be in the moment, and there is an urgency about trying to get a long-term deal. i think they've taken so many swings that the and failed, people are approaching it with a different attitude. at least some of the group that was a part of this last night. giving them all credit for sitting down, the president did make this happen. they went and attended. we heard from speaker boehner today about the ryan lunch saying he is not taking any message from me. the speaker thoroughly appreciates the fact that the president is talking to members, not just going through leadership. you know, we can make this a data point of bipart sfwlanship in what will be a long set of negotiations. >> we will take as many data points
although lindsey graham is also up for re-election. it is about trying to put a patchwork together. to not keep repeating the same issues. as richard point the out, you can't make him a one-term president anymore, so put that playbook away. start where we are now. positions people held over the last several years, some of it's relevant, some it not as much. you sort of have to be in the moment, and there is an urgency about trying to get a long-term deal. i think they've taken so many swings...
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and lindsey graham even met with some of them. so, this is like your 16th hoax. >> there was a report. i think part of the reason why lindsey graham timed this announcement to this morning where he went on "fox & friends" and made this big deal about it, and i'm going to talk about what this means. i mean, he's putting a hold on all the nominees. he will actually block people from getting a confirmation, et cetera. there was a report on "60 minutes" last night i want to play you an excerpt of, because i think the conservatives i read seem very excited that this is going to bring back this issue. take a listen. >> it's now well established that the americans were attacked by al qaeda in a well-planned assault. five months before that night, morgan jones first arrived in benghazi. but on his first drive through benghazi, he noticed the black flags of al qaeda flying openly in the streets, and he grew concerned about the guard force as soon as he pulled up to the u.s. compound. >> there was nobody there that we could see. then we rea
and lindsey graham even met with some of them. so, this is like your 16th hoax. >> there was a report. i think part of the reason why lindsey graham timed this announcement to this morning where he went on "fox & friends" and made this big deal about it, and i'm going to talk about what this means. i mean, he's putting a hold on all the nominees. he will actually block people from getting a confirmation, et cetera. there was a report on "60 minutes" last night i...
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senator lindsey graham joins us. senator, nice to see you. >> hey, how you doing? >> greta: very well. we repeatedly see this on the sunday shows, asking republicans, i suppose they mean you, for an apology to susan rice. are you going to apologize? >> not only does she not deserve an apology from me, or anybody else, for the way she misled the american people, she deserves to be subpoenaed by the congress z to give answers to hard questions, something she's never had to do before. she should apologize to greg hicks, the number two in tripoli, the number two guy, second behind chris stevens, who said, i quote, when i heard her testimony my jaw dropped, my heart stopped, and i've never been more embarrassed. >> greta: what do you make of the white house suddenly raising this again? >> this guy went out on sunday is just on a different planet. i guess he thinks everybody in the country is stupid. was she an empty vessel that they could pour misinformation through? she was chosen because she was the most politically compliant person. she didn't just say this was cause
senator lindsey graham joins us. senator, nice to see you. >> hey, how you doing? >> greta: very well. we repeatedly see this on the sunday shows, asking republicans, i suppose they mean you, for an apology to susan rice. are you going to apologize? >> not only does she not deserve an apology from me, or anybody else, for the way she misled the american people, she deserves to be subpoenaed by the congress z to give answers to hard questions, something she's never had to do...
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should they give something to lindsey graham, and what should it be? >> is there much to give i should add? >> well, it wib timeline or something of presidential involvement, which is beyond the scope of what would normally be the confirmation process. the other issue that was raised by ted cruz and some of the other hagel critics was what money he may have made in private speeches and the suggestion that cruz made publicly that he may have taken money from rogue regimes which there doesn't seem to be any foundation for that. that's what inspired john mccain, kelly, who is a critic of hagel's to come back to his defense against this freshman senator from texas who is raising the suggestion that he had taken money even from pyongyang or from iran. >> well, what's interesting about mccain's position here is that he has said very clearly that he does not believe that chuck hagel was the right choice in this instance. he believes his performance at his hearing was poor. he took real issue with his fellow republican ted cruz of texas and said that chuck hag
should they give something to lindsey graham, and what should it be? >> is there much to give i should add? >> well, it wib timeline or something of presidential involvement, which is beyond the scope of what would normally be the confirmation process. the other issue that was raised by ted cruz and some of the other hagel critics was what money he may have made in private speeches and the suggestion that cruz made publicly that he may have taken money from rogue regimes which there...
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some g.o.p.makers, including lindsey graham, say doing so may help theofeds gather evidence. a little more than ten minutes ago cities and towns across the country joined boston in a moment of silence. >> shepard: the terror attack killed three people and wounded more than 170 others. for ten of the victims the bombings cost them an arm or leg. we have team fox coverage. adam houseley at the hospital where the suspect is in'm custody. first congratulate ran, this debate, what is this? >> republicans senator lindsey graham who wrote the military commissions act said, just like the administration, there is no option to pursue a military trial for dzhokar tsarnaev because he is an american citizen. but there's another legal option to clear the 19-year-old enemy combatant or enemy belligerent for purpose of evidence gathering. >> under the law of war there's no right to legal counsel when you're being questioned for national security purposes. so i hope the obama administration will allow that exception and they have a very bad track record here. >> the white house telling report
some g.o.p.makers, including lindsey graham, say doing so may help theofeds gather evidence. a little more than ten minutes ago cities and towns across the country joined boston in a moment of silence. >> shepard: the terror attack killed three people and wounded more than 170 others. for ten of the victims the bombings cost them an arm or leg. we have team fox coverage. adam houseley at the hospital where the suspect is in'm custody. first congratulate ran, this debate, what is this?...
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>>> and why is senator lindsey graham upset at the nation? stay with us. >>> i believe our nation is at war. the enemy is radical islam, the taliban, al qaeda and affiliated groups. i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health...